Government to give iron supplements to ALL adolescents in move to tackle anaemia

All adolescents in the country will
now get iron and folic acid supplementation in their schools under a
countrywide program launched by the government.

The program is aimed to
reduce high prevalence of iron-deficiency anaemia which impacts on all age
groups and sections of society.

All adolescents in the country will now get iron and folic acid supplementation

The announcement follows a report in Mail Today last week which revealed that 71 per cent of children aged
between 10 and 19 years in Haryana state schools were suffering from mild, moderate
or severe anemia.

"It is for the first time that
adolescents - both girls and boys - are being targeted by a program," an
official said.